That day Jingren Palace

The queen was about to see the words on the note, and she stared with delight as the black marks appeared on the note bit by bit.

Jianqiu concentrated on rubbing the carbon ash on the paper, but it seemed to have no further effect. The whole piece of paper was worn out by the carbon ash and not even a single word could be seen clearly.

The queen's patience was gradually worn out. Her brows were tightly furrowed and her lips were slightly pursed, obviously showing some dissatisfaction.

Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "Why haven't the words appeared yet? How long do we have to wait?" There was a hint of anxiety and eagerness in her voice.

Jian Qiu quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Please forgive me, Queen, it's my fault that I failed to make the words appear."

"Get up, it's useless for me to blame you, why don't you think of other ways."

At this moment, An Lingrong came to Jingren Palace with brisk steps.

She glanced at the maid behind the queen, who was frantically cleaning up the ash on the ground. The eunuch who passed by her looked unfamiliar. She had never seen him before. He had a fierce look on his face, and his eyebrows were thick and straight, with his two eyebrows connected together.

There was a strange flash in An Lingrong's eyes.

She walked up to the Queen and bowed, saying, "I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

"Lingrong is here, come and sit down." The Queen greeted with a smile.

An Lingrong walked to the Queen's side and asked softly, "Has the Queen encountered any troubles?"

The queen glanced in Jianqiu's direction, sighed slightly, and deliberately said: "Oh, it's okay, but I have been feeling a little uneasy these days! Especially after seeing that Concubine Wan is pregnant, Concubine Wan is the most outstanding among all of you new concubines! Although the other sisters have their own merits, they are unable to compete with her. In this way, the balance of power in the harem will inevitably be broken."

"Your Majesty, the harmony of the harem is of vital importance to the entire palace. Thank you for your concern. If you have any instructions for me, I will definitely serve you." An Lingrong said in a soft voice.

"I saw that you were well-behaved and smart, so I told you these intimate words. I am very pleased that you said so."

Then the Queen appeared out of nowhere and turned a small box of spices into something. She handed it to An Lingrong and said, "I know you are good at making incense. Here is a box of spices. I think you may find it useful, so I give it to you. You can open it when you return."

An Lingrong hesitated for a moment, then took it and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift. I will make good use of this spice."

"You are usually not competitive. Today, I will ask the emperor for a favor for you. You can go back and wait."

The Queen said to An Lingrong, thinking that since she wanted her to do something, she must give her some sweet treats first in order to win her hearts.

When An Lingrong heard the Queen ask for a favor for her, she was extremely happy. As expected, she could eat meat by following the Queen.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I will definitely live up to your grace. I will take my leave now." An Lingrong said excitedly, with a happy smile from the bottom of her heart on her face.

She knew very well that the Queen's position was of great importance. If she could get the Queen's support and help, her own position in the palace would also rise.

With full of expectations, An Lingrong bowed to the queen and said goodbye, then slowly left the palace and returned to her own Yanx Palace.

Yanxi Palace

An Lingrong sat on the couch and took out the spice box that the Queen had just rewarded her with. The box was extremely delicate and small. The moment she opened the box, a pungent fragrance hit her nose. For An Lingrong, who was very familiar with spices, she could immediately smell that it was a very concentrated musk.

She quickly and carefully closed the box, feeling a little panic in her heart. She knew that the Queen wanted her to harm Zhen Huan, but she didn't expect such a cruel method.

An Lingrong was a little scared, but more of it was reluctance, because since entering the palace, Zhen Huan had indeed helped her a lot and never looked down on her family background, and she was grateful.

An Lingrong held the box tightly, thinking about the situation she was in. She knew the Queen's intentions, but she didn't want to hurt Zhen Huan.

However, if she did not obey the Queen's orders, she would probably have difficulty gaining a foothold in the palace.

Broken Yuxuan

Shen Meizhuang was doing needlework with An Lingrong in Sui Yuxuan. Shen Meizhuang was thinking of embroidering a beautiful bellyband for Zhen Huan's child.

But the two of them were discussing Yu Ying'er's previous attempt to murder Zhen Huan.

"Sister Huan, in my opinion, the emperor sentenced Yu and others to death that day in order to cover up the real culprit behind the scenes. I will not feel at ease until the real culprit is eliminated." Shen Meizhuang said while doing needlework.

"Sister Mei, Huan'er certainly knows the emperor's intention, but we can't pursue it any further. After all, this matter involves a lot of things. If there is no evidence, the emperor will definitely punish us if it gets out of hand."

In fact, Zhen Huan had already expected this result in her heart, because she didn't have high expectations of the emperor.

Shen Meizhuang thought for a moment and then said, "Sister Huan, since there is no evidence, let's create evidence. This way, as long as the matter is made bigger, the emperor will definitely punish the person behind the scenes, so that the person behind the scenes will not be so arrogant."

Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan both knew very well that the people behind the scenes they were talking about were Concubine Hua and Concubine Li, because Xiao Yinzi was transferred from Sui Yuxuan by Concubine Li.

And it must have been Concubine Hua's instruction that Concubine Li sent the little seal to Yu Ying'er, so these two people could not escape the connection.

After being reminded by Shen Meizhuang, Zhen Huan came up with a plan. There have been recent rumors that there are ghosts haunting the palace, so why not use this to make the real culprit behind the scenes speak up himself.

They acted as soon as they said it. After discussing it, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang called Xiao Yunzi over and told her that they could take action tonight.

Yangxindian

The emperor had just finished his lunch break. He slowly sat up from the dragon couch and stretched.

At this time, the imperial steward Su Peisheng came forward cautiously, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Observatory's Zhou Zhengshi has been waiting outside for a long time."

Hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, and a hint of impatience appeared on his face. He also said with a hint of anger:

"How did you do this job? Why didn't you come in and report earlier? Hurry and call someone in."

Su Peisheng felt a little aggrieved. If he had gone in to report earlier, the emperor would definitely say that he had disturbed his sweet dream.

The emperor had been waiting for the Imperial Observatory for five days and finally received news from him. He must have brought the wizard here.

"Your Majesty, your humble servant pays homage. Long live the emperor." The official historian of the Imperial Observatory knelt down and saluted the emperor.

"Please get up quickly, my dear." The emperor said happily.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I have brought the monk from the Po Lian Monastery here. As the Po Lian Monastery is far away, I sent a pigeon to the local government officials to escort the monk and rush here as fast as possible." Zhou Zhengshi of the Imperial Observatory said to show his contribution.

"Thank you for your hard work, my dear minister. Where is the mage now?" the emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, we are waiting for you outside the palace." said Zhou Zhengshi of the Imperial Observatory.

"Quickly invite the master into the hall." The emperor said to Su Peisheng.

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